“My record is not broken”: Wasim Akram’s sharp reaction on Yashasvi Jaiswal’s achievement of 12 sixes. cricket news

Despite the absence of several key players, captain Rohit Sharma led India to a historic win in the third Test against England in Rajkot on Sunday. With the likes of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Mohammed Shami out for various reasons, youngsters including Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel impressed as India lead the five-match series 2-1. While Jaiswal scored his second double century in as many matches, debutants Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel performed well, helping India register their biggest Test win in terms of runs (434).

Sarfaraz scored half-centuries in both innings, while Jurel scored a quickfire 46 in the first innings, apart from using his sharp gloves behind the stick.

However, it was Jaiswal who stole the show with his unbeaten 214 runs. The 22-year-old has achieved many achievements during his stay in the middle-order.

He equaled Wasim Akram’s record (12) for hitting most sixes in an innings in Test cricket. Akram had also hit 12 sixes against Zimbabwe in 1996.

After Jaiswal equaled his record, Akram recalled his innings in the Sheikhupura Test, saying that it was not easy to bat on that track.

“My record (most sixes in an innings) was not broken, Yashasvi Jaiswal has equaled it. People talk a lot that it was Zimbabwe, but it was not that easy. I remember when I went we were 170. “Were around 6 to bat,” Akram said a game,

Akram had scored 257 runs but the match ended in a draw.

Meanwhile, Jaiswal played an unbeaten inning of 214* runs with the help of 14 fours and 12 sixes. He made an unbeaten partnership of 172 runs with Sarfaraz Khan, who played an unbeaten inning of 68* with the help of six fours and three sixes.

The 22-year-old player reflected on his journey, the importance of hard work and said, “In India, when you grow up, you work really hard for everything. Even just to get by You have to work really hard.” in bus. You have to work really hard to reach trains and autos and everything and I have done this since childhood and I know how important every shift is and that is why I work hard in my life. [practice] Every session and every innings matters to me and my team.”